Focus on Industry
Rogers Heritage High School Partners with Rogers Experimental House for NWA Gives April 4
Students from Rogers Heritage High School are partnering with the Rogers Experimental House to make improvements to the studio at 121 W. Walnut. This project complements the RXH participation in NWA Gives, Northwest Arkansas’s biggest day of giving, Thursday,...
Rogers New Tech High School Seeking Businesses Offering Internships for 2019-20 School Year
Rogers New Technology High School is looking for businesses that would be interested in providing an internship for students during the 2019-20 school year. Businesses can fill out a Google form that will help them ascertain the available internships for students...
Recruiting and Retaining Great Talent in the AEC Industry – The 5 Characteristics Your Firm Must Have
Guest blog post by Lindsay Young of Nu Marketing LLC Recently, I was challenged and inspired to write an article about recruiting and retention with regard to company culture. An industry colleague had written about how recruitment and retention wasn’t even...
Chamber Voice Podcast Ep. 20 Dr. Lance Arbuckle
In this episode of the Chamber Voice of Business Podcast, SVP of Economic Development Steve Cox sat down with Dr. Lance Arbuckle, Principal of Rogers New Technology High School located at 2922 S. 1st St. They discussed what makes the school unique from other...
GPP Cycling Collecting Safe Cycling Data in Rogers and Bentonville
GPP Cycling is encouraging cyclists to utilize city streets for an east-west corridor connecting Downtown Rogers to Bentonville. Inspired by a meeting of biking enthusiasts, GPP Cycling is working with the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce, Visit Rogers, Bike...
Chamber Voice Podcast Ep. 8 Dr. Becky Paneitz & Amy Reeves-Robinson
In this episode of the Chamber Voice of Business Podcast, SVP of Economic Development Steve Cox sat down with Dr. Becky Paneitz of Inseitz Group and Amy Reeves-Robinson with Tribe of Women....
Report Finds World Trade Centers Build Global Connections, Fuel Local Growth
Guest Blog Post by Sam Cushman, World Trade Center Arkansas World Trade Center Regions Have Greater FDI & Exports The World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) released its first official Trade and Investment Report called “Global Connections, Local Growth” in...
Building Empires Through the Skilled Trades
Guest Blog Post by Dr. Evelyn E. Jorgenson, President of NorthWest Arkansas Community College Michael Dewberry makes a convincing case for community college apprenticeships as a pathway to entrepreneurship. “Where else can you invest $2,500, learn a career and...